Question NW2454 to the Minister of Tourism
13 December 2021 - NW2454
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Tourism
(a) What total number of cases of procurement fraud have been identified in her department in the past five financial years and (b)(i) who has been held accountable for the specified fraud and (ii) what have been the consequences in this regard?
Reply:
(a) Two cases of procurement fraud were identified by the department in the past five financial years.
(b) (i) and (ii) in the first case, the official was charged with financial misconduct but resigned from the Department before the disciplinary proceedings could be finalised. The matter was subsequently reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) for their further handling and a legal application was also made for the suspension of the contract.
In the second case, the matter was reported to the SAPS for further handling as it only involved the service provider and the project had reached conclusion.